Field Level Media
14 Dec 2025, 08:35 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images)
Connor McDavid continued his scoring surge with two goals and an assist Saturday night and the visiting Edmonton Oilers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.
McDavid has seven goals and eight assists in his past five games.
Vasily Podkolzin also scored twice while Darnell Nurse and Zach Hyman scored one each for the Oilers, who have won two in a row.
Leon Draisaitl added three assists and is one point away from 1,000 career points.
Tristan Jarry stopped 25 shots in his Oilers debut after being obtained in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.
Easton Cowan, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Steven Lorentz scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost two straight. Dennis Hildeby allowed six goals on 32 shots before being replaced in the third period by Artur Akhtyamov, who stopped four shots.
Edmonton scored at 3:25 in the freewheeling first period. Evan Bouchard picked off a stray pass at the Oilers' blue line and knocked the puck forward to the speeding McDavid, who finished the play with a deke and a tuck.
Cowan tied the game at 16:03 of the first, chipping a backhander past Hildeby on the rebound from Scott Laughton's backhand.
With a tired Oilers defense laboring, Ekman-Larsson scored from the high slot on a pass from Matthew Knies at 4:54 of the second period to give Toronto a 2-1 lead. It was uncertain if Ekman-Larsson would play after leaving Thursday's game with a lower-body injury.
McDavid tied the game at 10:29 of the second. After a Toronto turnover in the neutral zone, McDavid swooped to the goal, flipped the puck in front and Toronto defenseman Troy Stecher knocked the puck into the net.
Edmonton took the lead at 19:29 of the second started by McDavid's speed after a turnover. Draisaitl then passed to Nurse, who snapped home a 29-footer.
Edmonton opened a 5-2 lead with a pair of goals in the first two minutes of the third period.
Podkolzin scored on a deflection at 1:21 then tipped in the second goal 24 seconds later. Both came on shots by Draisaitl.
Hyman scored on a backhand shot from the edge of the crease at 9:28 of the third.
--Field Level Media
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